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Meaning of surcharge

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

surcharge

Pronunciation:/ˈsɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/

noun

Definitions

  1. An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.

    Example: Our airline tickets cost twenty dollars more than we expected because we had to pay a fuel surcharge.

  2. An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.

  3. An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.

  4. A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.

verb

Definitions

  1. To apply a surcharge.

  2. To overload; to overburden.

    Example: to surcharge an animal or a ship; to surcharge a cannon

  3. To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain.

  4. To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.